As of July 2026, The Wayans Bros. Season 5 aired in 1998 with 22 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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The Wayans Bros. Season 5

1998 22 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 7/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, The Wayans Bros. Season 5 is available on streaming right now. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. With 68 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Shawn Wayans leads a cast with real comic timing. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Part of the current wave of titles people are actually watching, The Wayans Bros. Season 5 earns its spot. Sharp writing and a well-matched ensemble are what separate The Wayans Bros. Season 5 from the crowd. Season 5 of The Wayans Bros. Includes 22 episodes. It aired from September 1998 to May 1999. Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1998. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and The Wayans Bros. Season 5 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in The Wayans Bros. Season 5. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Shawn Wayans anchors an ensemble with real chemistry. Genuinely funny, consistently, across the whole run.

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🎬 The Wayans Bros. Season 5 — Episode Guide

Brother Can You Spare A Dime?

Amazing as it sounds, Marlon has an acting gig and Shawn is the one hard up for cash. With the newsstand still out of circulation, Shawn has do some major maneuvering to get a little money out of Marlon.

Six Degrees of Marlon

Marlon wants more exposure on his sitcom Everybody Loves Everybody, so manager Shawn gets Marlon a big romantic scene: with a guy.

When he runs for city council, Pops resorts to slinging mud.

Romeo & J'Leeta

The battle between restaurateurs Pops and Rick heats up in this new episode. Nasty rumors add extra heat to their ongoing feud, but a ""Romeo and Juliet"" situation arises. Shawn starts dating Rick's daughter, something that definitely doesn't please Pops. Family arguments then raise the stakes.

Shawn worries that Marlon is headed for a romantic fall because his new girlfriend is known for having a highly questionable reputation, and Shawn isn't sure whether to mention that after finding her alone with a handsome stranger. Marlon learns about it anyway, and though he claims not to be bother...

Escorting Ain't Easy

An old flame may be stoking Pops' fires of passion, so Shawn and Marlon set out to convince the woman that she chose the wrong family to get involved with.

Shawn and Dee get together at a concert by Missy ""Misdemeanor"" Elliott for dancing -- and more. They may or may not have slept together, but Marlon has a tape of them in bed and it's going to air on TV, on America's Video Bloopers.

Shawn has to weed out the truth about Marlon's involvement with an actor he admires who uses drugs, especially since Marlon has a big audition coming up.

Semi-famous Marlon makes his first impact on a genuine fan. Unfortunately, she's an obsessed fanatic who kidnaps him -- and Shawn gets himself captured as well when he attempts a rescue.

Marlon Joins A Cult

Marlon's family must rescue him when he falls in with a cult after signing up for a class. Marlon thinks he's signed up for an acting seminar to help with focus training, but he's really joined a cult called the Inner Light Institute.

A Country Christmas

Cousin Sheila invites Marlon, Shawn, Dee and Pops to spend Christmas at her farm, where they are shocked to discover she's in dire straits and may lose her property if she can't pay her mortgage.

When Shawn decides to marry an immigrant so she can be granted citizenship, the woman must live with him for six months. But he soon comes to regret the decision after the woman invites other family members to move in.

Shawn follows in Marlon's footsteps as a ""big brother"" to a youngster, but it turns out that his new little charge already has a jail record.

Saving Private Marlon

After landing an important role in a war movie, Marlon decides to do research on a military base where the head officer offers to show him the ropes -- until Marlon discovers that the soldier has a long-standing grudge against Pops.

Marlon and Shawn's teasing about Dee's role as a security guard gets her suspended without pay and the duo must try to win her job back.

Pops Gets Evicted

Shawn's ideas on making better use of the lobby space catch the eye of the building's owner who offers him the chance to run a new cafe. But first he'll have to evict Pops.

Marlon and Shawn get in way over their heads when they start competing for the attention of Dawn, an attractive psychiatrist who's just moved into the building.

Marlon and Shawn try to shake Pops out of his depression over his 50th birthday -- and in the process create a monster.

Everybody Loves Shawn

Shawn finds himself in the spotlight as an instant celebrity after a guest shot on Marlon's TV show, much to his brother's chagrin.

A famous singer finds Shawn's indifference irresistible, and he and Marlon find themselves competing for her affections.

🎭 Cast of The Wayans Bros. Season 5

Shawn Wayans

Marlon Wayans

Marlon Williams

Anna Maria Horsford

Anna Maria Horsford

Deirdre 'Dee' Baxter

John Witherspoon

John Witherspoon

John 'Pops' Williams

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